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Katutura, on the outskirts of Windhoek, is a destination for people migrating from rural areas in search of a better life. The 200,000 people who live here are poor, and they have limited access to clean water and sanitation.
“There are no toilets around here” said Issy Kandjose, a Katutura...

This December marks 10 years since the Indian Ocean Tsunami devastated Sri Lanka’s northern and eastern coasts. That disaster killed more than 30,000 Sri Lankans and displaced more than 860,000 people.
Some of the information management tools and maps developed by OCHA in the weeks and months...

Somalia is on the brink of a new food crisis, with aid agencies warning that action is needed now. A combination of delayed rains, rising food prices and persistent conflict means that the country’s current, fragile food-security situation is expected to deteriorate in the next two months.
Aid...

The first thing you notice when you arrive in Azerni is the silence. Village life in West Darfur is usually accompanied by the incessant rumbling of motorized water pumps. At first, the explanation for the silence seems obvious: the pump must be broken.
But, on closer inspection, women are still chatting...

The international donor community today pledged more than US$600 million in humanitarian funding for South Sudan at a conference hosted by Norway and OCHA.
“These generous pledges will, once paid, translate into life-saving relief to the most vulnerable people in South Sudan and to those who have...